Part 3, Chapter 2 Summary

Thomas is a sparring partner for his manager's next hopeful fighter, having lost his own chance at a career in Europe. Thomas took the fight in London and won. Afterward, he went to France with an English girl, drinking and eating too much, causing him to lose another big fight in Paris. This loss was a major one and it essentially ruined Thomas's career. Now he is a sparring partner to a man he cannot stand and is sleeping with the man's wife.

Thomas gets his pay, fifty bucks, and goes to a casino for a beer. Instead of going back to the hotel, Thomas decides to try his luck at the craps table and walks away with ten dollars in his pocket. Back at the hotel, Thomas gets a call from the fighter's wife and finds out that the fighter...